Chicago Storm Appoints Mitre Kutanovski as President

Published on March 15, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Chicago Storm News Release


Chicago (Tuesday, March 15, 2005) – The Chicago Storm announced today that they have appointed Mitre Kutanovski (pronounced MEE-tray KOO-tan-OV-skee) as President of the organization. Kutanovski will begin his position with the Storm immediately to take the position vacated by the departure of Bob Welch last month.

"I am very excited to move into this position with the Storm," said the Struga, Macedonia native. "I am honored that (Chairman and CEO) Viktor (Jakovljevic) asked me to take control of the organization. We have good people on our staff and I am focused to make the Storm a success."

The Crown Point, Indiana resident is also one of the Storm owners and his role in the organization will now increase. He spent 26 years with American Express Financial Services and retired from the company in November 2004 as a Group Vice President in the greater Chicagoland area. The 50-year-old Kutanovski still acts as an advisor for American Express.

"We are very happy to add Mitre to our staff," said Jakovljevic. "He is a very committed owner and wants to share his knowledge and experience with the staff to help the Storm succeed. I have full confidence in Mitre's abilities and dedication and we look forward to working with him in a much larger capacity."

Kutanovski is a graduate of Purdue University Calumet with a degree in management. He played soccer for four years for the Peregrines. He also owns the Crown Point Sports Complex and the Crown Point Driving Range in Crown Point, Indiana. He is married to Sophie and the couple has two kids, Alex and Kathy.

Formed on June 3, 2004, the Chicago Storm became the ninth team in the MISL, joining the two-time defending champion Baltimore Blast, Cleveland Force, Kansas City Comets, Milwaukee Wave, Philadelphia Kixx and St. Louis Steamers. Storm home games are played at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The Storm front office is located at 411 South Sangamon, Suite B in Chicago. For more information on the Storm, please call (312) 226-GOAL (4625) or log on to www.ChicagoStorm.net.

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